Under 23 Men: Starlites win the first game of the season

The Under 23 men league set off last night with Starlites having the better of Gzira Athleta with a 78-59 win.

The other match scheduled on the day, namely Depiro vs Luxol, was postponed due to an injury to one of the game officials.

The league continues today with the match Hibernians vs Marvels scheduled for 7.30pm (Refs: S. Micallef, K. Dworniczak)

Starlites 78 – Gzira Athleta 59

(15-11, 20-10, 27-17, 16-21)

Starlites: A. Schembri 11, M. Azzopardi 4, L. Vella, C. Doublet, C. Schembri 1, M. Falzon 11, A. Felice Pace 16, A. Xuereb, J. Formosa 35, Q. Bugeja, M. Vella, A. Vella Cardona.

Gzira A: R. Zammit 7, F. Mifsud Bonnici 13, J. Wait 9, D. Buhagiar 3. L. Stefanovic 7, S. Vincic 15, G. D’ Amato 2, J. Falzon 3.

Refs: E. Mangani, K. Dworniczak